Adjustable garment-pattern.



G. W. ROTHENBERGEB & W. HAYDEN.

ADJUSTABLE GARMENT PATTERN. AIfPLIOATION FILED Mm, 1910.

Patented Jan. 7, 1913.

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ADJUMABLE GARMENT PATTERN.

APPLIOATION FILED MAR. 24, 1910 Patentd Jan. 7, 1913.

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GEORGE W. ROTHENBERGER AND WILLIAM HAYDEN, OF READING, PENNSYLVANIA.

ADJUSTABLE GARMENT-PATTERN.

To all wit-omit may concern:

Be it known that we, GEORGE W. ROTI-IEN- BERGER and WILLIAM HAYDEN,bot-h citizens of the United States, and residents of the city ofReading, in the county of Berks and State of Pennsylvania, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Adjustable Garment-Patterns, ofwhich the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to garment patterns which are made up ofadjustably connected sections of sheet material whereby the outline ofthe pattern may be made to suit determined individual measurements; andit consists in forming and cooperatively connecting the sections so asto permit of their convenient and accurate arrangement for properlysizing and proportioning a certain portion of a garment, as fully setforth in connection with the accompanying drawings and specificallypointed out in the subjoined claims.

Figure 1 of the drawing is a plan view of a pat-tern for the frontportion of a coat, embodying our invention; the outlines of the severaladjusted sections being slightly varied from the true blending lines asshown so as tomore clearly distinguish the outlines of the separateconnected sections.

Fig. 2 shows certain features of the invention applied toa. pattern forthe rear portion of a coat.

The central or main body section 1 of the pattern is adapted to havesecured thereto the different supplementary sections whereby the outlineof the pattern is made to correspond with the sizes and proportions ofthe individual to be fitted; the ad justable connection between saidmain sec tion and the supplementary outline sections being effected inwell known manner by means of suitable set-screw devices each of whichengages a hole on one section and a slotof required direct-ion inanother section; and figured scales being provided in connection withsaid slotted portions to indicate the settings required for determinedmeasurements.

The upper portion of the pattern as shown is arranged to outline thefront shoulder, arm-hole, and gorge portions of a body garment, and theprincipal part thereof is a shoulder section 2 formed with ashoulder-point 2 a gorge-line 2 and a shoulder-line 2. This section 2 isindirectly attached to the body section 1 as in- Specification ofLetters Patent.

Application filed March 24, 1910.

Patented Jan. 7, 1913. Serial No. 551,377.

dicated, by means of an intermediate connecting section 3; which latteris adjustable upon the body section in slots 3 slightly inclined fromthe vertical, while the section 2 is independently adjustable upon said.intermediate.connecting section 3 in lateral or horizontal slots 2, sothat the shoulder-point 2 and the adjacent lines may be set as required.This intermediate connecting section 3 lies entirely within the outlinesof the pattern and by means of the slots 3 and 2 provides for mostimportant adjustments, and at the same time acts as a gage to read thetables and scales located near the slot 3 A portion 1 of the sleeve orarm-hole is formed as shown on the section 1, but the main portionthereof is formed by arm-hole sections 4, 5, and 6; the section 4 ofwhich is pivoted at 4: to the body section 1 and the section 5 at 5 tosaid section 1, while the section 6 which serves both as an armhole anda shoulder-extension section, is adjustably connected to the section 5in an inclined slot 5*, and also to the shoulder-point section 2 in anapproximately right-angled slot 5", so that both the shoulder extensionand arm-hole outline may be accurately set as required.

The extension of the gorge-line 2 of section 2, and the forming of thetop portion of the front edge of the pattern, is provided for by asection 7 adjustably secured to section 2 in slightly inclined lateralslots 7; while the main front-edge portion of the pattern is formed by avertical edge section 8, adjustably secured to the main section 1 inlateral slots 8. The main rear-edge portion of the pattern as shown, isformed by a side-extension section 9 similarly secured to the mainsection 1 in lateral slots 9, said section being adapted as indicated toform at its upper end 9 a continuation of the arm-hole outline.

The lower portion of the pattern is formed by depending sectionsparticularly adapted as shown to outlining the skirt portion of a sackcoat. These sections are adjustably connected in vertical slots to varythe length of the skirt; the front-edge skirt section 10, as indicated,being connected to the main front-edge section 8 in slot 10*; therearedge skirt section 11 being connected to the main rear-edge section9 in slot 11; and the intermediate skirt sections 12 and 13 beingconnected to the main body section 1 in slots 12 and 13 respectively.The sections 12 and 13 have their lower ends connected at 12 and maypractically constitute a single section, but the front and rearsectionslO and 11 are adjustably connected in lateral slots 10 and 11respectively, to vary the front line and rear spring of the skirt asdesired.

The scales provided in connection with the several slotted connectionsare figured so as to indicate the proper setting for correspondingmeasurements secured; and additional scales are provided on the patternto facilitate the proper setting of the sect-ions to suit determinedproportions, the reading of the latter being given by the adjustedposition of the intermediate connecting section 3.

While the particular pattern illustrated as embodying our invention isspecifically adapted for the front of a sack coat, it will be understoodthat the form of the several sections and their arrangement may bereadily modified to adapt the pattern for other specific forms, asindicated for instance in Fig. 2, where parts corresponding essentiallywith sections 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 10 and 13 of Fig. 1 are indicated by thereference characters 1*, 2", 6 7", 8", 10*, and 13.

What we claim is 1- 1. A garment pattern made up of sections of sheetmaterial, comprising a main body section, a shoulder-point sectionadjustably connected to said body section, and an armhole portion formedpartly in said body section, and by separate arm-hole sectionsadjustably connected to each other and to said body and shoulder-pointsections, separate side-extension section adjustable on said bodysection, substantially as set forth.

2. A garment pattern made up of sections of sheet material, comprising amain body section; a separate shoulder-point section adjustablyconnected to said body section and carrying a gorge section adjustablyconnected to one side thereof; a shoulder-extension tures, 1n thepresence of two witnesses.

section adjustably connected to the other side of said shoulder-pointsection; and

linked arm-hole sections pivotally connected at one end to said bodysection and adjustably connected at the other end to saidshoulder-extension section,

3. A garment pattern made up of sections 7 and y a 1 j Of sheetmaterlal, comprising a main body section, a side-extension laterallyadjust-able of sheet material, comprising a main body section 1, anintermediate connecting section 3 adjustably secured to said bodysection lying at some distance within the marginal lines of the pattern,and a shoulder-point section 2 adjustably secured to said connectingsection 3, substantially as set forth.

4s. A garment pattern made up of sec tions of sheet material, comprisinga main body section 1, an intermediate connecting section 3 secured tosaid body section lying at some distance Within the marginal lines ofthe pattern, and a shoulder-point section 2 secured to said connectingsection 3; said connecting and shoulder-point sections beingindependently adjustable in approximately right-angled directions. I

5. A garment pattern made up of sections of sheet material, comprising amain body section, a shoulder-point section adjustably connected to saidbody section by means of an intermediate independently adjustableconnecting section 3 lying at some distance within the marginal lines ofthe pattern, and arm-hole sections adjustably connected to each otherand to said body and shoulder point sections. V

6. A garment pattern made up of sections of sheet material, comprising amain body section, a shoulder-point section adjustably connected to saidbody section by means of an intermediate independently adjustableconnecting section 3, a laterally adjustable gorge section connectedonly toone side of said shoulder-point section, and a shoulderextensionsection adjustably connected to the other side of said shoulder-pointsection.

7. A garment pattern made up of sections upon said body section, anddepending sections having their upper ends vertically and laterallyadjustable upon said body isections respectively and their lower endslaterally adjustable upon each other.

and side In testimony whereof, we aflix our signa- GEORGE W.ROTHENBERGER. WILLIAM HAYDEN.

Witnesses:

D. M. STEWART, WV. Gr. STEWART.

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